Episode 707 ‘Book of Light’, ‘Book of Darkness’ (2)
Now everyone has noticed the relationship between the amount of blood in the vial and the victim.
Of course, it was after the painful loss had occurred that it was too painful to notice it now.
“You bastard… you knew everything, right?”
“Yeah. What?”
“Someone has to die to get that book! And how dare you choose us as your victims!”
“That’s a bit harsh. I can only break through the trap. Other than that, I don’t know the detailed conditions. Besides, I’m sacrificing people. For someone who usually can’t even kill an ant. Hmm!”
“Shut up! Stop using that innocent tone!”
Mayer’s eyes were red and bloodshot.
Let’s go!
A sword wind swept through Jinhyeok’s neck.
But Jinhyuk had already disappeared from the spot.
“Aaaah. Be scared. Call the police. Police!”
Jinhyuk made a fuss.
The fact that it stuck to Alice’s back like a gumball and caused her to shake was an added bonus.
Right then.
Tiring!
A red status window flashed in front of everyone.
[‘Road of Pilgrimage’ does not recognize sacrifice between those who enter together.]
Unfortunately, there is no point in players killing each other in this game.
The offering means that only the blood shed by the things in this passage and room is acknowledged.
Wow.
After looking at the status window, Mayer managed to calm his trembling hands.
At first glance, the blood in the glass bottle has not yet filled 1/4 of it.
This means that at least 70% of those here must die.
A situation in which each and every person becomes important, even if only to survive. So fighting among players was nothing short of crazy.
“Be patient, Mr. Mayer.”
“There will definitely be a chance to kill that bastard.”
“Just get your hands on the book.”
The players of Dreadlore tried hard to stop Mayer.
“i get it. Let’s skip it this time. Instead, since the damage has been so great so far, we will stand behind this time.”
Mayer blatantly took a rear position.
He insisted that if the next victim were to come out, it would of course come from Goinmul Corporation.
And Jinhyeok, who was looking at that scene, had a hard time holding back the laughter that was bursting out from inside him.
‘Why is it so obvious that I think this way?’
It is said that humans instinctively want to hide behind other groups when faced with a crisis. There is nothing wrong with that statement.
“Yeah, sure.”
Jinhyuk shrugged his shoulders and took the lead.
“Hmm. Uncharacteristic of a contractor, he is quite obedient this time. Even after hearing such words, he obediently takes the lead.”
Ellis muttered in surprise and patted her feet.
“Get ready to run.”
“what?”
“Because it’s just the beginning.”
Ice fragments made of glacier sculpture were launched from Jinhyuk’s fingertips.
A chunk of ice the size of a thumbnail hit the part with a pattern similar to Anubis.
Right at that moment.
Kukukukuk!
The balance was lost and the entire passage began to tilt significantly.
“Ha, is it a trap?”
“Damn it. What’s coming out again this time!”
“It’s okay. No matter what comes, there’s plenty of time to prepare.”
“Yes. Because there are people who will take care of you in front of you.”
However, unlike before, the place where the trap started was at the very back.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
Quaaaang!
The ground I was standing on fell straight down.
“Wow!”
“Run! Run forward!”
Footrests disappearing at an incredible speed. In order to survive, I had to move forward as quickly as possible, even if it was only for one minute and one second.
Naturally, Jinhyeok and the rest of the members, who were located far ahead of the Dreadlore players, were able to escape the trap with relative ease.
[Glacier sculpture ‘Frost Field’ is activated!]
Glimpse.
Jinhyuk scattered frost powder on the floor.
There was no warmth to be shown to the scumbags who tried to stab them in the back whenever they got the chance.
***
Kukukukuk!
As soon as I managed to escape, the passage completely disappeared into darkness.
Half of the survivors.
Of the elites that I had carefully selected, half of them lost their lives. However, without any time for anger and mourning, the next traps were immediately triggered.
Clap!
Shake!
When life was detected, the frozen statues on the left and right began to move.
“He who seeks the treasure of the great Pharaoh.”
“You will never be able to escape from this room.”
Ancient soldiers holding whips in both hands stamped their feet roughly.
[The ‘Army of Darkness’ looks at the sacrifices to be offered to the Pharaoh.]
Scorpions and cobras made of obsidian targeted the raiders from all directions.
There is no place to retreat now.
The worst thing is that even if we gather our strength and fight, we can’t even do it because we are losing our hats.
The worst structure is that you can only survive if someone dies. Therefore, instead of cooperating, I had to hope that my colleagues next to me would die.
Of course, the tanks paid attention and did not try to take the lead. Healers also conserved mana and only used healing on their own injuries.
“You idiots! What on earth are you doing? Let them fall, not us!”
“But, even if they all die, we still don’t have enough numbers.”
“Instead, I don’t want to die while working out!”
“I don’t want to waste mana either.”
A bond that quickly collapses in the face of survival.
If they had been Dreadlore’s main attack force, the story would have been different, but it was unreasonable to expect iron-blooded loyalty and unity from the half-baked elites made up of the second army.
[The first person to obtain the ‘Book of Darkness’ will be given an additional item to create a gate that can move to a specific space.]
Because of that status window, I was confident that I could survive as long as I held on. .
“What a fool! When a strong person dies, the amount of blood increases. Then we still have a chance…”
Mayer tried to prevent the raid from collapsing somehow, but it was already too late.
Kwasik!
Flutter!
Crack! Oh my gosh!
The number of players decreases rapidly over time.
On the other hand, there was no damage to Goinmul Corporation.
“Protecting the royal family… hm?”
The warriors receiving the Pharaoh’s protection stopped in front of Jinhyeok.
[Currently, ‘Sanctuary of the Sun’ is activated in this area.]
[Player Kang Jin-hyuk is under the protection of Egypt from a higher power.]
A strong scent of the same kind.
No, it wasn’t just that level, I felt like I was receiving overwhelming trust from a very high-ranking person.
furthermore.
Jeez…!
Although they were merely beings who silently performed tasks for a purpose, they could not help but pause at the energy flowing from the body of the man in front of them.
Even if all of them attack, they have no chance of winning.
It didn’t even take one second to make that decision.
In the end, the soldiers’ targets were those that were weak and easy to deal with.
“Keeeeee!”
“Koooooo!”
“Aaaahhh!”
“Damn it. When is it going to end?”
Screams and shouts mingled in one place.
How long has it been like that?
Finally, blood filled the glass bottle to the top.
“done!”
“Now!”
The few players who managed to survive ran towards the place where the book was placed.
He was a tank who always defended himself behind a shield.
The man who reached the book first stretched out his hand like a swallow filled with water.
“Hahaha! I’m first place!”
And I read the text without even having time to catch my breath.
“I finally caught Poppy, who bit me and ran away. The dog gum will be confiscated for the next year… Huh?”
The man who was reading a book tilted his head.
No matter how you look at it, the content was far from the ‘Book of Darkness’ they were looking for.
When I checked the cover later, I noticed an old cover with the words ‘Diary of Cheon Yu-seong, Class 2, 5th grade’ written on it.
Before I knew it, Jinhyeok had changed the book.
While everyone was scrambling to survive, there was plenty of time to make fake altars and books.
Jinhyuk waved the book painted in black as if showing off.
“Did you want that that much?”
As sister items, we also have the diary that Alice wrote when she was a little girl and Teresa’s private kindergarten diary.
Of course, the parties involved may have no idea that their diaries have disappeared.
Right then.
“I knew how to pull that kind of prank.”
Mayer, who was constantly looking for an opportunity, moved like lightning.
Kwakwakwak!
The blade passed exactly across the back of Jinhyeok’s hand.
“Ouch!”
Jinhyuk frowned and let go of the book he was holding.
Mayer flew at extremely high speed and grabbed the book just before it hit the floor.
***
Exciting! Exciting! Exciting!
Heart beating fast.
Mayer widened his distance from everyone as much as possible and went to where the wall was.
Only after my back touched the wall and a safe distance was secured was I finally able to let out the breath I had been holding.
How much trouble did you have to find a way out among stupid things?
How much trouble did you have to go through to set trap after trap, expecting that a guy named Kang Jin-hyuk would use some additional trick?
All that waiting process has finally borne fruit.
Mayer’s hand touched the cover of the book.
As if numerous engineering team members had been wiped out, an ugly and foreign energy was emanating from the book.
“That’s a difficult book, can you read it? I strongly recommend that you leave dangerous items to experts. And let’s all escape this hell together through the gate to the outside.”
Jinhyuk gave advice from afar.
Of course, this is just bullshit and a trivial complaint from a loser. There was no reason to listen to such things since I had special skills to interpret these ancient artifacts.
Mayer snorted and read the words written in the book.
“Itsredal Ramion…? What is this?”
however.
Before I could even read a few words, I realized something was wrong.
[You have read the Necronomicon.]
[The target’s mind collapses.]
The purple and blood-red status window blinked.
A book is a book.
only. It’s just a completely different type.
“Off… AAAAAAH!”
Mayer screamed at the top of his lungs.
Since I read the darkest and most abstruse Necronomicon without any preparation, I was bound to face terrible consequences.
“You’re so unlucky, too. The only part that can be read with the ‘Interpretation’ skill is the very front part.”
Even if you read it, do you even read that part?
If you had opened the part written in an ancient language, you wouldn’t have been able to read it at all. After all, it’s not for
nothing that people say that good fortune comes only if you live a good life. No.
‘From my point of view, I’m just thankful.’
Thanks to this licorice-like play, I was able to obtain additional rewards.
[Copy conditions: In order to copy the abilities of Dreadlore’s mid-level executive Mayer, you must read a completely different type of book than the ‘Book of Darkness’ he was aiming for. You must subdue it after doing so.]
[Space Strike]
Difficulty of obtaining: A
Contents: The fastest sword is, paradoxically, when the sword in its sheath is pulled out. In particular, when using the Space Strike, which has a range several times wider than that of a conventional sword, In this case, an advantage equal to 300% of the existing speed and distance is applied.
[Copied abilities are stored in ‘World Memory’.]
‘It is a reasonably useful ability, so I will create a higher ability through fusion after a while.’
Jinhyeok hummed and approached Mayer.
He then retrieved the Necronomicon.
Jinhyeok, who had safely stored the book in subspace, looked at the real altar behind the fake altar this time.
[Number of offerings remaining: 0.8]
Still a bit lacking. It
was because the snakes were destroyed so quickly in an attempt to deceive Mayer and the rest.
“Ugh…”
“Cough!” Ugh….”
Most of them are unconscious or seriously injured and can’t even control their bodies properly. Finishing off these people is bound to make you feel uncomfortable.
In that case.
[Subspace inventory opens.]
” Master!”
“Did you call me?”
“Mogiyi!”
“Mimyoooo!”
At Jinhyuk’s call, many summoned beasts came pouring out from space. As we
moved to modern times, the calling became a little less frequent, but everyone is overflowing with charm. I like it or I don’t like it, but it’s deep. Since they were connected by a bond, they had no choice but to instinctively follow their owner.
Jinhyeok’s eyes turned red as he looked at the children like that.
“Yes. It’s nice to see you too after a long time.”
“Why did you invite us? It looks like the situation has been resolved?”
Jinhyeok was usually called out for battle.
But this time, they couldn’t understand why he had called them when everything was over.
No, it was
creepy…
Some people who had suffered a lot had an instinctive instinct. I sensed an ominous feeling.
A kind of déjà vu.
As similar situations piled up, I read what the future would unfold.
Sweet Potato and Undine were the first to take a step back. They
had to run away.
As far as possible.
But before they could even take a few steps, there was an invisible sight. He hit the wall.
“Our society is very cold and difficult these days, isn’t it?”
Jihyuk laughed,
fiddling with the skewer he received from Ellis.
The blood of divine beasts and phantom beasts usually has a higher value than that of regular players. One person must sacrifice completely. In this situation, even the fatigue of these guys won’t break the seal…
…but at this point in time, there is a high probability that an appropriate anomaly will work.
In this case, there is no need to increase the number of victims.
“Don’t worry too much. It’ll just sting a little.”
“I’ll treat you.”
Teresa clenched her hands.
That’s right. Since we have a trustworthy healer, we won’t have to worry about dying from excessive bleeding.
“Run!”
“Help me! ”
“master. “I’m dirt. There’s no blood, there’s only dust!”
Immediately, a cruel and pitiful scream rang out.
